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===About Gamma Rays as Ionising Radiation===
: '''Gamma-rays''' may also be referred to as '''gamma radiation''' and is written with the symbol '''γ'''<math>\gamma</math>.
: '''Gamma-rays''' are a the highest [[frequency]] [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic wave]].
: '''Gamma-rays''' have a [[Relative Atomic Mass|relative atomic mass]] of 0 and [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative charge]] of 0.
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Scientist were able to determine the [[Electrical Charge|charge]] of a [[Gamma-ray|γ<math>\gamma</math>-ray]] by sending it between two [[Electrical Charge|electrically charged]] plates and observing its path.
The '''γ<math>\gamma</math>-ray''' continues in a straight line so it must be [[Neutral Charge|neutral]].
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====Ionising Potential====
: With no [[Electrical Charge|electrical charge]], '''γ<math>\gamma</math>-rays''' are the least [[Ionising Radiation|ionising]] of the three [[Ionising Radiation|ionising radiations]]. It is capable of knocking out one [[electron]] from an [[atom]] or [[molecule]] by being [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbed]] by an [[electron]] in the [[Outer Shell|outer shell].
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